Recordation of patient medical data

ABSTRACT

For use in recording patient medical data including mounting of rectangular prescription forms, the combination comprising A. A RELATIVELY STIFF, GENERALLY RECTANGULAR SHEET SIZED TO RECEIVE SEQUENTIAL APPLICATION OF THE FORMS, B. ADHESIVE SECTIONS ON THE SHEET LOCATED TO ADHERE TO EDGE PORTIONS OF THE FORMS, AND C. REMOVABLE PROTECTIVE STRIPPING PROTECTIVELY OVERLYING THE ADHESIVE SECTIONS TO BE SELECTIVELY REMOVED FOR ENABLING APPLICATION AND ADHERENCE OF THE FORMS TO THE ADHESIVE SECTIONS.

United States Patent [191 Patterson June 26, 1973 [54] RECORDATION 0FPATIENT MEDICAL 3,008,248 11/1961 Steinthal 40/102 DATA 3,460,281 8/1969Levy 40/63 R [76] Inventor: Richard J. Patterson, 2170 Century ParkEast, No. 1210, Los Angeles, Calif. 90067 [22] Filed: Nov. 1, 1971 [21]Appl. No.: 194,755

[52] US. Cl 40/102, 40/63, 40/158 R, 35/7 [51] Int. Cl. .L G091 7/12[58] Field of Search 40/124, 102, 158, 40/159, 125 A [56] ReferencesCited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,669,555 6/1972 Holes et al 40/104.l8 X473,552 4/1892 Hall 40/102 X 499,442 6/1893 Rudolph 40/102 X 683,63210/1901 Wright.. 40/102 2,096,559 10/1937 Riley 40/102 PrimaryExaminer-Robert W. Michell Assistant Examiner-J. H. Wolff Attorney-H.Calvin White, William W. Haefliger et ABSTRACT c. removable protectivestripping protectively overlying the adhesive sections to be selectivelyremoved for enabling application and adherence of the forms to theadhesive sections.

1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figures JOHN DOE M.D

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29a [5 lOa --/3 -104 I5 1 RECORDATION OF PATIENT MEDICAL DATA BACKGROUNDOF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to the recordation ofmedical data concerning patients. More specifically, it concernsapparatus for systematicallystoring information carried by a series ofmedical prescriptions, in such manner as to provide a rapidly reviewablehistory of drug authorization for use by the patient, as well as by agroup of patients such as a family.

At the present time, ordinary medical prescription forms, each typicallylisting only one drug, are stored loosely or clipped together bypharmacists. There is little or no organization of such forms in suchmanner as to enable quick scanning for obtaining a history of a patientsprescribed drug treatment. Also, there is high risk of loss ormisplacement of prescription forms. F urther, the systematic storage inone place of such forms as concern the members of a family has not beenprovided for in the unusually advantageous manner as now afforded by theinvention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a major object of the invention toprovide a folder system for storing and presenting prescription forms ina manner enabling their quick scanning, the system especially adapted tocollection of all forms of a family of patients in one place, i.e. thefolder system.

Basically, the invention is embodied in the provision of a relativelystiff, generally rectangular sheet sized to receive sequentialapplication of prescription forms; adhesive sections on the sheetlocated to adhere to edge portions of the forms; and removableprotective stripping or strips protectively overlying the adhesivesections to be selectively removed for enabling application andadherence of the forms to the sections. As will appear, the sheet may bein the form of a folder having inner faces at opposite sides of acentral fold; one section of the adhesive may extend generallycontinuously in a band between 'top and bottom edges of thesheet toadhere to leftward portions of the forms, and other sections of theadhesive may be discontinuously spaced apart between those sheet edgesto removably adhere to rightward portions of the forms; and theprotective stripping overlying one section of the adhesive may bedefined by successive strips, each corresponding to a prescription form.Also, insert sheets may be placed in the folder, each such insertcarrying adhesive sections with protective overlay stripping, asdescribed.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention, as well as thedetails of an illustrative embodiment, will be more fully understoodfrom the following description and drawings, in which:

DRAWING DESCRIPTION FIGS. 1-4 are perspective, frontal and sectionalviews, respectively, as shown.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with the invention, a relativelystiff, generally rectangular sheet is sized to receive sequentialapplication of a series of medical prescription forms. For example,sheet may with unusual advantage have the form of a folder with innerfaces 11 and 12 on sheet lateral sections 10a and 10b at opposite sideof a longitudinal center fold 13, the faces each adapted to receiverectangular prescription forms which are laterally elongated. One suchform 14 with which the sheet 10 is particularly useful, is described inthe Journal of the Americaan Medical Association, Volume 216, No. 13,page 2141, June 28, 1971, each such form having space for systematicentry of multiple drug data. Left and right edges of the sheet appear at15 and 16, and top and bottom edges at 17 and 18.

Further in accordance with the invention, adhesive sections are locatedon the sheet to adhere to edge portions of the forms for retaining themin sequentially applied relation. In this regard, the adhesive sectionsmay with unusual advantage be so located as to enable sequential partialoverlap of the forms, in vertical sequence, as for example is shown inFIG. 1. In that figure, and with reference to face 11, one section 20 ofthe adhesive extends generally continuously in a band between the topand bottom edges 17 and 18 of the sheet 10, but spaced inwardly at 21from the left edge 15, to adhere to leftward portions 14a of the forms.Spacing 21 ensures that the leftward edges 22 of the forms will not bedirectly exposed adjacent the edge 15 of the sheet to which the userapplies repeated finger pressure or rubbing in filing, or retrieving thefolders. Accordingly, the leftward portions 14a of the forms have firmattachment to the sheet 10a.

Other sections 24 of the adhesive are discontinuously spaced apartbetween the top and bottom edges of the sheet 100, to removably adhereto rightward portions 14b of the forms. In the example, adhesivesections 24 are spaced from the rightward corners 14c and 14d of eachform, permitting those free corners to be readily lifted by fingerpressure to gently remove the form from adherence to the right and leftadhesive sections 20 and 24 if desired, as for example during temporaryremoval of the form from the sheet.

Note that the adhesive sections in the example are so located as toallow partial overlap of the forms arranged in vertically staggeredsequence. Thus, each form, except for the top most, has partial overlapat 14e with the lower most portion 14f of the next above form, allowingapplication of more forms to a sheet while maintaining display of allessential data in the prescription filled horizontal rows indicated at26, along with patient identifying data in the overlapping upper regionMe of each form. Upper and lower edges of the forms are indicated at 38and 39.

FIG. 2 also shows the provision of removable protective strippingprotectively overlying the adhesive sections to be selectively removedfor selective application and adherence of the forms to the adhesivesections as in the relationship shown. For example, protective strips 28may overlie adhesive sections 24, generally conforming to the sizethereof, and provided with loose flaps 28a facilitating pull-offremoval. Similarly, strips 29 may overlie the adhesive band 20, withfull flaps 29a to facilitate selective removal of those strips. Notethat the length of each strip 29 is proximate the width w on a form 14,so that as the forms are to be added to the folder, only thecorresponding retaining adhesive need be exposed. Width w is definedbetween the lower edges of successive forms applied in partiallyoverlapping relation, as shown.

The face 12 of folder section 10b likewise is adapted to receiveapplication of prescription. forms as described, with similar adhesivesections 20, 24 and protective stripping 28 and 29. These are locatedbelow the general scribed area .30 of the face 12 on which pertectivestripping as described.

A usable adhesive is known commercially as Dubl- Stik Tape, a product ofKleenstik Products, Newark, New Jersey.

I claim:

1. In combination with rectangular medical prescription forms thecombination comprising a. a relatively stiff, generally rectangularsheet sized to receive in a vertical array sequential application of theforms,

b. adhesive sections on the sheet adhering to edge portions of theforms,

0. one section of the adhesive extending generally continuously in aband between top and bottom edges defined by the sheet and adjacent theleftward portion of said sheet to adhere to leftward portions of theforms, and other sections comprised of discrete adhesive segmentsarranged in a vertical array and parallel to said one band and spacedtherefrom a distance slightly less than the length of said prescriptionforms, said other segmented sections each having a lesser verticaldimension than the width of said prescription forms,

d. removable protective stripping overlying the adhesive sections to beselectively removed for enabling application and adherence of saidprescription forms to said adhesive sections,

e. the protective stripping overlaying said one section of the adhesivebeing defined by a succession of elongated strips having lengthscorresponding to prescription form width dimensions, there being one ofsaid other sections of the adhesive spaced rightwardly of only amid-portion of each of said elongated strips, and

f. the forms extending in successively overlapping relation,

so that by selectively lifting a non-adhered portion of any of saidprescription forms, pertinent data on the next adjacent underlying formcan be viewed without effecting the arrayed sequence of said forms.

1. In combination with rectangular medical prescription forms thecombination comprising a. a relatively stiff, generally rectangularsheet sized to receive in a vertical array sequential application of theforms, b. adhesive sections on the sheet adhering to edge portions ofthe forms, c. one section of the adhesive extending generallycontinuously in a band between top and bottom edges defined by the sheetand adjacent the leftward portion of said sheet to adhere to leftwardportions of the forms, and other sections comprised of discrete adhesivesegments arranged in a vertical array and parallel to said one band andspaced therefrom a distance slightly less than the length of saidprescription forms, said other segmented sections each having a lesservertical dimension than the width of said prescription forms, d.removable protective stripping overlying the adhesive sections to beselectively removed for enabling application and adherence of saidprescription forms to said adhesive sections, e. the protectivestripping overlaying said one section of the adhesive being defined by asuccession of elongated strips having lengths corresponding toprescription form width dimensions, there being one of said othersections of the adhesive spaced rightwardly of only a mid-portion ofeach of said elongated strips, and f. the forms extending insuccessively overlapping relation, so that by selectively lifting anon-adhered portion of any of said prescription forms, pertinent data onthe next adjacent underlying form can be viewed without effecting thearrayed sequence of said forms.